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I've been using a 30t chainring from Andersen Machine and an inner and outter BBG bashguard to setup a 'bashwich' configuration. Previously, I used an N-Gear jump stop. But, when I bumped it and knocked it out of alignment (which always seemed to be on rooty, technical climbs) my chain would drop.

I wanted to create custom made head badges for a couple of my mountain bikes. There were a lot of good examples when searching MTBR and the internet; but, nothing really stuck me as what I wanted (or that I had the skills to create). I knew I wanted the design to be my MTBR avatar. I decided against a sticker. And I don’t think I have the skill to engrave or cut out something with that much detail.

I'm calling it a jig because it's really not a wheel truing stand. I've been wanting something to check the runout on my wheels. And, maybe tackle a wheel building project one day.

I had heard about Alumaweld rods and found some on sale at Eastwood for $5.00 shipped. I bought them and put them in my tool chest for some future project. Because of this, I decided to build my truing jig out of square tube aluminum.

Bought a piece of 1" square tube aluminum (36" long) at a home store for $11 and cut it to size.